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Decarbonylation
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Many organic carbonyls undergo decarbonylation. A common transformation involves the conversion of
aldehydes to alkanes, usually catalyzed by metal complexes:[1]
RCHO RH + CO
Usually decarbonylation is undesirable because a functional group is lost. These reactions proceed via metal
acyl hydrides. Ketones and other carbonyl-containing functional groups are more resistant to
decarbonylation than are aldehydes.
The reverse reaction, the insertion of CO into a bond, is also a common and industrially relevant reaction.
Decarbonylations are often in competition with the reverse carbonylation reaction.

Decarbonylation of Dimethyl oxalate to Dimethyl carbonate

References
1. Hartwig, J. F. Organotransition Metal Chemistry, from Bonding to Catalysis; University Science Books: New
York, 2010.

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